A Wife Deserts Her Husband's Corpse.

A German, who with his wife occupied the house No. 150 1/2 Ohio-street, was attacked with cholera on Monday night and died last evening. His wife dreading infection, or having no great amount of affection for her husband, immediately locked up the house and went off to some friends in another part of the city, leaving the body alone and uncared for in the dwelling. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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